Discovery Elementary

***Correction from Newsletter*** The Newsletter that went home had the District Art Fair on December 18th.  It is actually on the 8th from 6:30-7:30.  This will be at 3 Mile Creek Elementary.

Here is our newsletter for the month of December! Newsletter December December is such a fun month.  The snow is new, so we still like it, people are looking for the best all around them.  You can really feel the excitement in the air some days.  The weather has been really nice for us this year and we have been able to have a lot of outside days, please make sure that all students have coats everyday now that things have gotten much colder.    As a school, teachers and I have been looking at what really makes a difference in student learning.  We have also been focusing on our school mission statement and identifying what it means for everybody to Learn, Lead and Love.  Our final fundraiser for the year will be kicking off on Friday the 5th of December.  We will be selling “World’s finest” candy bars, they said they would throw in extra caramel for me.  Candy bars will go out for sale on Monday and there will be class wide inc...

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School Land Trust End of year report 2013-2014 and Mid Year Report: Click here for the monthly newsletter  I wanted to take a moment to inform all of you about our school community council.  This is a group of parents and teachers that meet together with the principal to give input on school goals and decide how some money is spent each year.  This money is called School land trust money and is given to us by the state.  Last year we were allocated $30,302 by the state.  We spent $22,608 on tutors to help our students, $100 on professional services, $411 on a computer based writing program for our 3rd and 4th graders, and $4,520 on voice amplification systems for our classrooms.  This money was well spent and we have seen a lot of improvement in our student learning.  This year we are looking at 3 school wide goals, and are using our money to achieve those.  Goal #1 - Grades K-5 : 95% receive rubric score of 3 on end of year literacy place...

Here is an important letter about SAGE test results from the state of Utah. http://www.schools.utah.gov/assessment/SAGE-Communication/SAGEParentLetterOct16_2014.aspx Student reports will be sent home on November 5th, 2014.

Parents of Discovery Students,                                                                                                         Oct. 1, 2014 We want to try something different this school year.  We will allow students to wear costumes to school on Halloween day (October 31 st ).  However, it is critical that all rules be followed by all students in order to minimize the disruption to the school environment.  If parents and students will follow the guid...

October Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B472CJos0e5VRDVaQklRdU9QMGs/edit?usp=sharing As I look at our calendar for October it appears that every week has a different safety theme. As we get into Halloween we want to make sure that students are safe whether they are at school or not. To help us communicate with you please sign up for the remind101 messages by texting @b15ba to 435-363-3195. As usual Reading is a big focus this year. What research has found in looking at reading is that students who read 40 minutes independently score in the 90th percentile nationally on reading assessments. Reading is the most critical skill we can give students. Parents often ask what they can do to help their children that struggle, the answer I give is always something to the effect of listen to them read aloud to someone. I encourage them to ask them questions, have them predict, analyze and anticipate. These skills are so important. A little time reading to a fluid reader makes a ...